The LA Galaxy star's international future is in the balance after the emergence of Theo Walcott.

The Arsenal superkid's stunning hat-trick against Croatia means Beckham is sweating on his place as Capello prepares to announce his squad next weekend for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus.

And Becks, 33, committed to a punishing travel schedule to make sure he is available for England in the twilight of his career, pleaded: Just let me be part of the squad.

Beckham, 33, was brought on as a late sub against Andorra and Croatia as England got their 2010 World Cup campaign off to a flyer with two wins.

He said: "I got 20 minutes after crisscrossing the Atlantic and I will bewell happy with that if it continues.

"I just want to be part of the squad, part of these qualifiers and, hopefully, get the team to the World Cup.

"And if that means me coming on as a sub or just being part of the squad then I would be happy with that.

"I'm there to support the team.

People know I'm neither a selfish person nor a selfish player. I'm an England fan - I want England to qualify for these Finals more than anything.

"Of course, I love to play for England but the much bigger thing is England winning and qualifying for the World Cup.

"That's our goal and whether I play is immaterial. If I can carry on getting caps, getting on the field and helping the team in any way then I'll be happy." England shocked their own fans with the devastating manner of their win in Croatia.

But Beckham reckoned the Zagreb blitz had been coming for a while - despite criticism of their performances under Capello. Becks said: "I was asked afterwards if we felt we had turned a corner, but we felt we had turned a corner even before the Croatia game simply because of the work we had put in and the work of the manager and the staff behind the scenes.

"The players have not worked with Fabio Capello before but I have, and I know he is a manager who knows how to win a game - and he doesn't care what anyone else believes.

"He'll play the team he thinks will win a specific game, whether it's Andorra or Croatia, and he picks players who are in form.

"He will take the Croatia victory in his stride like any other performance or win, and although he knows it was a big game that's history now and he'll move on to the next target.

"People compared the win in Croatia with our triumph in Munich in 2001 because they were two tough places to go. So to get the results was great, especially as everyone was a bit down going into those two games after failing to qualify for the Euros.

"People were down about the team and results so it has lifted the nation's hopes and belief in the team.

"The criticism hurt the players because if you are wearing an England shirt then you feel responsible and the criticism hurts more - of course it does."